Table 2 Licensed Nutritionist personal characteristics (442)
From: Undervalued professionals: placement of nutritionist in the Ecuadorian health system
Characteristics | n | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Female | 381 | 84,2 |
Male | 61 | 15,8 | |
Age | 20–25 years | 93 | 19,7 |
25–30 years | 234 | 52,6 | |
30–35 years | 104 | 24,1 | |
35 or more years | 11 | 3,6 | |
Marital status | Married/Partnered | 104 | 25,1 |
Single/Not married | 338 | 74,9 | |
Year of graduation | 2008–2014 | 114 | 30 |
2015–2019 | 328 | 70 | |
Year since graduation | 1–2 years | 232 | 47,2 |
3–11 years | 210 | 52,8 | |
University type | Private | 183 | 41,9 |
Public | 259 | 58,1 | |
Region | Coast | 170 | 40 |
Sierra | 272 | 60 | |
Postgraduate | Yes | 165 | 37 |
No | 277 | 63 | |
Practicing as nutritionist | No | 50 | 11 |
Unemployed | 179 | 38,4 | |
Yes | 213 | 51 | |
Total | 442 | 100 |